Sr. Fledgling

Salvari let the bar fall back into place with a loud sigh. She sat up on the bench and stretched her arms. “How are you doin’ there Sal?” The weight instructor asked her. She shrugged and said, “Well my arms hurt a little but that’s expected. Other than that I’m doing good.” The instructor nodded and said, “I think that’s enough for today however. You’ve already done six sets of ten on that weight, and it’s not exactly light.” Salvari smiled and got up off the bench. As she did so her bronze firelizard Ave flew down from the rafters and landed lightly on her right shoulder. She scratched the side of his neck and said

, “Well thanks again Delvani.” She nodded in goodbye and then turned to another student who was having trouble moving some of the weights.

As Salvari walked back to her caer she was stopped a few times by some of the older riders. One of which was bronzerider K’net. “How’s Caer life for you these days Salvari?” He asked her after he convinced her to stop her journey back home. She shrugged and said, “It is well I suppose. I am no longer a jr. fledgling, which is a relief but now I have to deal with the hardship of sr. fledgling training.” He nodded and said, “Well you’ve been a senior for about six months now haven’t you?” She nodded and he whistled. “I hadn’t realized I hadn’t talked to you in so long.” She smiled and said, “Yeah, well I’ve been extremely busy lately so even if you had come in search of me, I probably wouldn’t have been able to spare you a few moments anyhow.” He laughed and said, “Your cream should start her flights soon should she not?” She shrugged and said, “Do you mean her lessons or mating flights?” he shrugged and said, “Either I suppose. Would the cream be ready for a mating flight?” Salvari blushed and said, “Well I don’t know. Perhaps, but yes, she is starting her flight lessons soon, today actually. That’s why I’m heading back to my caer so that I can escort her down to the flight fields.”

K’net nodded and said, “Well then I’ll let you be on your way.” Salvari said goodbye and then walked the rest of the way back to her caer. As she walked in Ave started chittering madly and picturing K’net’s face, all with a red background. “Why don’t you like him Ave?” She asked as she tried to quiet him. The question only made him chatter louder so she sighed and walked into the other room where Myzineuth was lying on the large ledge. “Hi Myzin,” she said as she walked in. The cream turned her head and warbled. “It is a good day for flying Salvari,” she said as she looked back out towards the field. “Yes it is,” Salvari said as she walked to her dragon. “I only wish that my first flight could be with you,” the cream said sadly. Salvari rubbed her dragon’s eyeridges and said, “Well don’t worry. I know you’ll do fine and it shouldn’t take you long to pick the concept up. The trainers have said you’re a very quick learner so I think that we shall be starting our cargo duties within three sevendays.” The cream warbled and said, “I sure hope so!

Salvari walked down to the flight fields with her dragon and as they reached them the girl stopped. “You be careful and listen to the instructors alright? I’ll be sitting over here in the grass.” The cream nodded and walked the rest of the way by herself. Salvari sat down heavily. Ave twittered and she stroked him absently as she watched her dragon, which had almost reached her adult size, walk to the instructing dragon and greet him. He was a large brown and looked like he had seen better days. “Well he must be one of the best, even in his old age,” Salvari commented. Ave warbled his agreement and jumped from her shoulder, flying around his owner’s head in lazy circles. Myzineuth

was being drilled by the brown now and she felt her dragon’s thoughts wander to other things. Salvari quickly bespoke her and said, Myzin, you won’t be allowed three inches off this planet if you don’t listen. The cream sighed and said, It would be easier to listen if he had something meaningful to say. Salvari was about to say something else when the feelings of boredom became less and excitement took it’s place. “Hmm, he must have actually started talking about flying,” she said to herself as Ave landed back on her shoulder and curled himself around her neck.

After about twenty minutes the brown backed away and Myzineuth started to flap her wings. She pushed off the ground and hovered about ten feet above the ground and then lets herself land again when the brown instructed her to. The brown barker a few commands and then Myzineuth took off again, this time hovering about a hundred feet. The brown kept her in the air for about three minutes and then instructed her to land again. She let herself fall slowly and the brown was pleased when she landed softly. He warbled and then took to the air himself hovering a few moments and then telling Myzineuth to take off as well. She pushed off and hovered at the same level he was. They stayed like this for about two minutes and then the brown flew higher, followed by the cream.

They spent the rest of the lesson flying high and then gliding back down and at the end the brown warbled his approval and bid her good day. Myzineuth walked back to her rider and said, “That was fun after he stopped rambling on about safety. I look forward to doing that again,” Salvari smiled and stood up. She patted her dragon’s neck and said, “You did well. I think that brown was very pleased with you. I think you shall be one of his favorite students.” Myzineuth warbled and said, “That would be nice, but I hope that I can be this good when it comes to teleporting.” Salvari shrugged as they walked back to the Caer. “I’m sure you’ll do fine. I mean, if you’re doing this good with flying already you should be equally good with teleporting.” The cream sighed and said, “Yes I suppose so.”